Monday, February 1, 2016

Hamas operatives pose as medical patients to infiltrate Israel

Israel police and Shin Bet [Israel Security Agency] arrested two Hamas operatives who had entered Israel from Gaza on forged medical documents. The pair were arrested on January 7, however,  the information was only cleared for release on Monday. After entering Israel, Mahmoud Matok, 31, along with his father, 51, escaped from hospital and traveled to Umm al-Fahm in northern Israel, where they were arrested. Both men hailed from the Jabalya refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip. (Read more)